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how much pressure is speaker boehner under? does he have real allies at this point, since it seems he's being pulled in multiple directions here? >> speaker boehner is under enormous pressure, and if he needed to have this vote with just his own caucus or conference, he wouldn't be able to get it done. to the vote in the house, i think for every -- i think there's more tom coles there than we know that won't speak up. >> why won't they speak up? are they waiting to see the next round of back and forth? >> well, that could be part of it, but also, they're a little bit concerned about what their constituents are going to say. they don't want their e-mail box bombarded by the heritage foundation. now you see two extreme views. i think you'll end up at the trillion dollar mark, and i think that speaker boehner will need a lot of of democrats but i think he'll get them if everybody can come to a plan. he can use his moderates and democrats and get the votes he needs. >> thank you all for your time. great pleasure to have you on the
how much pressure is speaker boehner under? does he have real allies at this point, since it seems he's being pulled in multiple directions here? >> speaker boehner is under enormous pressure, and if he needed to have this vote with just his own caucus or conference, he wouldn't be able to get it done. to the vote in the house, i think for every -- i think there's more tom coles there than we know that won't speak up. >> why won't they speak up? are they waiting to see the next...
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so it's a lot of problems for boehner. we're going to see how skillful and how powerful and how really strong and how good of a politician he is over the next month, how he handles the challenge. the white house doesn't want to ultimately damage boehner too badly because if you lose him, you lose his power and he steps down. he's only speaker two more years. who do you get next? somebody not as moderate and not going to want to negotiate in the same way that he has? so it's careful situation for all around. >> yeah. eric cantor, the thing that protects boehner the most from a mutiny is he doesn't want to deal with it right now. that if anything else keeps boehner in the job for two more years. up next, is america in the tloes of a religious revival? it may not feel like it, but the numbers show religion is as powerful and influential as ever. [ female announcer ] a classic meatloaf recipe from stouffer's starts with ground beef, unions, and peppers baked in a ketchup glaze with savory gravy and mashed russet potatoes. what
so it's a lot of problems for boehner. we're going to see how skillful and how powerful and how really strong and how good of a politician he is over the next month, how he handles the challenge. the white house doesn't want to ultimately damage boehner too badly because if you lose him, you lose his power and he steps down. he's only speaker two more years. who do you get next? somebody not as moderate and not going to want to negotiate in the same way that he has? so it's careful situation...
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boehner plan. and then just last week. the beltway narrative was that john boehner had a plan. that he if i cfigured out that everything was going to be fine. but speaking of crazy right wingers, there was that very chilly press conference last week with all the rest of them saying not only did they not fear a shut down, not obanly di they not want to do it they said anyone who sloeted what they wanted shouldn't be allowed to take the oath of office. all along, the beltway has been saying it's feenl. joan boehner says it's going to be fine, so it's going to be fine. but there were these signs on the right. there were also signs at john boehner's office. we all know the time line now. there have been seize e these signs that maybe this plan that was going to make it all so easy was starting to become slightly a less easy thing. first we were told that the bill was definitely going to be filed first sumpbd porning. glif e gives them plenty of time. first we told them it would be monday morning. and t
boehner plan. and then just last week. the beltway narrative was that john boehner had a plan. that he if i cfigured out that everything was going to be fine. but speaking of crazy right wingers, there was that very chilly press conference last week with all the rest of them saying not only did they not fear a shut down, not obanly di they not want to do it they said anyone who sloeted what they wanted shouldn't be allowed to take the oath of office. all along, the beltway has been saying it's...
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they are really mad at john boehner. group called the senate conservatives fund is urging people to call house republicans to demand that john boehner lose the speakership because he allowed this vote to raise the debt ceiling. they, of course, are the senate conservatives fund which makes this call a little awkward, but apparently they're all over the house. the club for growth warned they would score the vote to punish anyone who voted for it tonight. an adviser told reporters, "when we heard house leadership was scheduling a clean debt ceiling increase, we thought it was a joke. it's not. something is very wrong with house leadership or with the republican party." heritage action, the group widely credited with forcing the republicans to shut down the government last fall, they, too, warned that they would score the vote today. that they would punish anyone who went along with john boehner on this today. but you know what, the republican leadership jumped anyway. john boehner brought this bill to the floor and passed
they are really mad at john boehner. group called the senate conservatives fund is urging people to call house republicans to demand that john boehner lose the speakership because he allowed this vote to raise the debt ceiling. they, of course, are the senate conservatives fund which makes this call a little awkward, but apparently they're all over the house. the club for growth warned they would score the vote to punish anyone who voted for it tonight. an adviser told reporters, "when we...
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the question is, i feel almost sorry for john boehner. there is incredible pressure on him from a base of his party that is unreasonable about this, and he's got to decide, is his speakership more important, or is the country more important? and in some ways, he has got to deal with this base of the republican party who grover norquist represents, and, you know, everybody's elevated grover -- i met him for the first time this morning. nice to meet him. but who is he? why is he this guy that has captured so much attention in this? let's talk about our country and -- >> but, senator, let's also talk about spending. again, you talk about 1993. president clinton cutting upwards of $250 billion from defense. name some specific programs that ought to be cut that would cause pain in terms of the role of our government that democrats are prepared to support. >> well, i think you can see more cuts frankly and a lot of us voted for more cuts in the farm program. $23 billion in savings in the farm bill that's languishing in the house right now. $23
the question is, i feel almost sorry for john boehner. there is incredible pressure on him from a base of his party that is unreasonable about this, and he's got to decide, is his speakership more important, or is the country more important? and in some ways, he has got to deal with this base of the republican party who grover norquist represents, and, you know, everybody's elevated grover -- i met him for the first time this morning. nice to meet him. but who is he? why is he this guy that has...
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and john boehner is busted. today, the president himself called boehner's bluff. >> if republicans and speaker boehner are saying there are not enough votes, then they should prove it. let the bill go to the floor. let's see what happens. just vote. >> instead of ending the shutdown, john boehner is doubling down. and now threatening not to raise the debt ceiling pushing the united states into default. >> the president's refusal to have a conversation about this is putting on -- >> are you saying if he continues to refuse to negotiate, the country is going to default? >> path we are on. >> look a driving strapping his foot to the pedal in a game of chicken, john boehner wants the world to know he's just crazy enough to drive the u.s. economy over the cliff. while his caucus is clearly divided on reopening the government, they're all cheering on his game of chicken. trying to convince the american people the wreckage won't be so bad. >> there is no such thing as a debt ceiling in the country it has never been not
and john boehner is busted. today, the president himself called boehner's bluff. >> if republicans and speaker boehner are saying there are not enough votes, then they should prove it. let the bill go to the floor. let's see what happens. just vote. >> instead of ending the shutdown, john boehner is doubling down. and now threatening not to raise the debt ceiling pushing the united states into default. >> the president's refusal to have a conversation about this is putting on...
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john boehner is speaker of the house. and he is a grown man with his own ideas and his own consistency. the point of the constitution and of our electoral system is that the president can't tell him what to do. he said he is willing to sign some compromise proposal between the two parties. he has gone on the road to tell the american people what he thinks they need to hear. we don't need more leadership from the white house. we need more leadership from the house, we need house republicans willing to compromise with senate democrats. and if that is not happening, if they're paralyzed because they can't move from an extreme position, then we need a media to hold them accountable for it. if we don't have that, then there is nothing the president can do but fold in the face of unreasonable demands. to do that would not be showing leadership either. [ male announcer ] this is kevin. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, he's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with him all day as
john boehner is speaker of the house. and he is a grown man with his own ideas and his own consistency. the point of the constitution and of our electoral system is that the president can't tell him what to do. he said he is willing to sign some compromise proposal between the two parties. he has gone on the road to tell the american people what he thinks they need to hear. we don't need more leadership from the white house. we need more leadership from the house, we need house republicans...
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his speaker john boehner is certainly not this charge. that leads to chris christie and rush limbaugh. the take charge governor who's getting from democrats versus the hard right radio show talk show host. how does this gop movie end? joining me now is melina, contributor to "the grio" and margie omaro. the gop has a real rush problem. how do you see this ending? >> i don't mow. in 2009 james carville did a poll and found that rush limbaugh -- many people find that rush limbaugh is the leader of the republican party and that has not changed over the course of four years. rush doesn't need to run for any office. he's beholden to no one except for advertisers and viewers. so republican officials need to stand up to limbaugh first before they can really go out and get more votes in the broader sector of the electorate. >> but margie, is it risky for a republican to stand up to limbaugh when he's popular in the vote unless the chris stooer example of standing up on the president and doing his job becomes a new model for our republicans to say
his speaker john boehner is certainly not this charge. that leads to chris christie and rush limbaugh. the take charge governor who's getting from democrats versus the hard right radio show talk show host. how does this gop movie end? joining me now is melina, contributor to "the grio" and margie omaro. the gop has a real rush problem. how do you see this ending? >> i don't mow. in 2009 james carville did a poll and found that rush limbaugh -- many people find that rush limbaugh...
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boehner has to go for it. weap we don't want nothing on august 2nd. >> when it it comes to leadership, do you think the president has bowed too much to his own party, or there are those that suggest he's overly accommodating to the gop? how do you read it? >> alex, i'll tell you something. anytime you have a president with a d after his name who is making concessions on things like social security and medicare and medicaid, you know, that is going to the heart of your base. this is a very courageous move on his part, and you know, i think that what frustrates him is he does not believe there is similar give on the other side. i think this is the problem boehner has. he's got a -- he's got a gang of folks on his side in the house who will not compromise on anything. he's having real trouble keeping these folks inside the tent. a lot of them go on your shows and say that the president is a liar and that they're not going to go for any tax increases. this is bad stuff. i'm not even insure hsure harry could get us
boehner has to go for it. weap we don't want nothing on august 2nd. >> when it it comes to leadership, do you think the president has bowed too much to his own party, or there are those that suggest he's overly accommodating to the gop? how do you read it? >> alex, i'll tell you something. anytime you have a president with a d after his name who is making concessions on things like social security and medicare and medicaid, you know, that is going to the heart of your base. this is...
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meanwhile, house speaker boehner calls the president's bluff when it comes to new sanctions over iran's nuclear program, more on the decision that the house speaker says congress can make its own. what will the internet giant google have better luck when it taps into the phone business. this is "way too early." ♪ welcome to miami ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> hi everybody. i'm thomas roberts. we're in miami. it's thursday january 22nd. welcome to "way too early." jen, i know you're back in the studio in new york we miss you. yes. miss you, girl. see you soon. >>> speaking of being on the road, president obama is on the road again, taking the message of his state of the union to deep red states to gain traction of bold politically unlikely proposals. first stop idaho, the only stop to that state, the president compared his agenda to the team's legendary last-minute 2007 fiesta bowl victory over oklahoma. >> places like idaho, the only blue turf is on your field. might be in the fourth quarter of my presidency, but here at the home of the team with the most famous statue of liberty play in history --
meanwhile, house speaker boehner calls the president's bluff when it comes to new sanctions over iran's nuclear program, more on the decision that the house speaker says congress can make its own. what will the internet giant google have better luck when it taps into the phone business. this is "way too early." ♪ welcome to miami ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> hi everybody. i'm thomas roberts. we're in miami. it's thursday january 22nd. welcome to "way too early." jen, i know...
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he said well, the boehner rule is cuts versus reform. they're trying to sell that is not backing away from what they did before, but it kind of -- kind of is. >> it does seem like it kind of is, but going three months into the future, let's say you get the budgets passed. you have two other moments for fiscal showdown, you have the spending sequester, cuts to defense and then the spending programs. you have continuing resolution, which funds the government. if we don't come to an agreement, has a government shutdown. i had a senate aide saying it is a fact of the senate that people are just breathing a sigh of relief, we may just have a government shutdown. doesn't seem to me there is a clear path, you could have a shutdown. if that lasts for a long time as it did in the '90s, that comes at the tail end of that, shutting down the government, that would be pretty dramatic. >> they made two calculations here. they wanted to have a fight on the shutdown as related to a continuing resolution, but you don't hear any republican talking about m
he said well, the boehner rule is cuts versus reform. they're trying to sell that is not backing away from what they did before, but it kind of -- kind of is. >> it does seem like it kind of is, but going three months into the future, let's say you get the budgets passed. you have two other moments for fiscal showdown, you have the spending sequester, cuts to defense and then the spending programs. you have continuing resolution, which funds the government. if we don't come to an...
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only 19% trust john boehner. and in the wake of tonight's developments i would imagine those numbers would get a little worse for the speaker of the house. joining me tonight, former governor howard dean of vermont and cnbc political analyst. mr. dean, good to have you with us, governor. >> thanks, ed. >> give us in short order your commentary without question, what do you think has happened here this evening? >> well, the inside baseball of this is really a problem for the speaker. you can't -- this is something you can't do. you can't have your budget overridden, as governors know, and you can't have a major initiative like this go down when you think you have the votes and you don't. it would not entirely surprise me to see eric cantor or kevin mccarthy, who've been waiting in the wings, kind of gently stack the speaker in the back for a couple years, to make their move after the new session starts. the fiscal cliff, as you know, i believe the country would be better off if we went over the fiscal cliff. we wo
only 19% trust john boehner. and in the wake of tonight's developments i would imagine those numbers would get a little worse for the speaker of the house. joining me tonight, former governor howard dean of vermont and cnbc political analyst. mr. dean, good to have you with us, governor. >> thanks, ed. >> give us in short order your commentary without question, what do you think has happened here this evening? >> well, the inside baseball of this is really a problem for the...
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john boehner saying it is disgraceful. even though defense secretary chuck hagel said the benefits were not there. the department warned congress the benefits would be cut off until unless it was specifically addressed before they passed the bill september 27th. the pentagon comptroller, hale, said it would be affected by the shutdown, this is a quote, this is ghoulish, but it is the law, not public police officy. you can't have it both ways. and msnbc contributor, sam seder, host of the on line pod cast majority report. and host of the radio show. i didn't know until three years ago, national park access, huge, undying issue for conservatives. >> yeah, apparently it is a real problem. and you know, look, the bottom line is that there are all sorts of liability issues frankly with leaving these parks just opened so that anybody can run through them. i mean, there are obviously a lot of operations that go on. but this is one of the biggest, there is a lot of liability issues, somebody goes in there, gets hurt. there is a hu
john boehner saying it is disgraceful. even though defense secretary chuck hagel said the benefits were not there. the department warned congress the benefits would be cut off until unless it was specifically addressed before they passed the bill september 27th. the pentagon comptroller, hale, said it would be affected by the shutdown, this is a quote, this is ghoulish, but it is the law, not public police officy. you can't have it both ways. and msnbc contributor, sam seder, host of the on...
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the treasonist, john boehner. they will shut down the government and they will not pay the bills to get their way. >> what about williams and brokaw and lawyerer think of this knucklehead. >> i've got to tell you, sean, that's what carl marx believed. >> and today's top trender, ryan's hope. >> i'm very proud of my pro life record. >> paul ryan adds the war on women into the shutdown debate. >> we need to completely rethink government's role in health care. >> there is an extreme faction in the house of representatives that just can't let this go. >> we don't want a country where abortion is simply outlawed. we want a country where it isn't even considered. >> so sean hannity goes to name calling on big eddy. sean, wherever you want to debate, you name the place, the time, you can even take the gate, because i know you like doing that kind of stuff, okay? come on. give me a chance, sean. let's see if i'm the knucklehead that you think i am. let's have a debate, handy. certainly you're punching up, in my opinion. i
the treasonist, john boehner. they will shut down the government and they will not pay the bills to get their way. >> what about williams and brokaw and lawyerer think of this knucklehead. >> i've got to tell you, sean, that's what carl marx believed. >> and today's top trender, ryan's hope. >> i'm very proud of my pro life record. >> paul ryan adds the war on women into the shutdown debate. >> we need to completely rethink government's role in health care....
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it's magic beans and fairy dust. >> john boehner's heavy-handed approach to leadership, boehner and the republican steering committee kicked four republican congressmen out of their committee seats for voting against party leadership in the past. but boehner finds himself in an increasingly weak position. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell refused to take a position on boehner's debt plan today. >> i have no particular observation other than i commend the house leadership for trying to move. the process along and getting to a point where hopefully we can have a real discussion. >> house democrats are cranking up the pressure. tim walsh of minnesota introduced a discharge petition on the middle class tax cuts in the house. if it gets 218 signatures, it would get a floor vote before the end of the month. >> this is an issue that we all agree on. >> democratic leader nancy pelosi announced a plan for the discharge petition last week. the petition keeps the focus on extending tax cuts for 98% of americans. i spoke to leader pelosi late this afternoon about the strategy and the latest de
it's magic beans and fairy dust. >> john boehner's heavy-handed approach to leadership, boehner and the republican steering committee kicked four republican congressmen out of their committee seats for voting against party leadership in the past. but boehner finds himself in an increasingly weak position. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell refused to take a position on boehner's debt plan today. >> i have no particular observation other than i commend the house leadership for...
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this was a bright spot in boehner's interview. he was asked if republicans will still pursue full repeat. >> i think the election changes that. it's pretty clear the president was reelected. obama care is the law of the land. >> but you won't be extending the time next year trying to repeal obama-care? >> there are certainly maybe parts of it we believe that need to be changed. we may do that. no decisions at this point. >> wait a minute. a short while later, boehner walked back his answer on twitter. obama care is the law of the land, but it's raising costs and hurting small businesses. our goal remains full repeat? it looks like he's scared of the tea partiers in the caucus. president obama was close to persuading him on a grand bargain before boehner buckled. i guess you could say this time around they don't need boehner. they hold not all the carts, but more cards, and the middle eastern people are clearly behind this president, they elected a more progress i have senate. senator patty murray, who led the democratic senatorial
this was a bright spot in boehner's interview. he was asked if republicans will still pursue full repeat. >> i think the election changes that. it's pretty clear the president was reelected. obama care is the law of the land. >> but you won't be extending the time next year trying to repeal obama-care? >> there are certainly maybe parts of it we believe that need to be changed. we may do that. no decisions at this point. >> wait a minute. a short while later, boehner...
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boehner, boehner, don't be a sick. budget cuts will make us sick. the budget cuts are really rude, that's why we have to be so lewd. they were trying to lay bare the potential cuts for aids, the protests also served to put a naked spotlight on a major statement expected tomorrow from secretary of state hillary clinton. on the occasion of world aids day, secretary clinton is due to unveil an aids free generation. secretary clinton will make that announcement on thursday morning, but in advance of that renewed commitment to fighting aids, this group, which is known for memorable protests any way, found a way to be more memorable today. one of the groups involved in today's event tweeted, watch naked aids activists take over boehner's office at congress. that was their tweet that you could watch them and you really could. you can watch the live stream video of naked protesters standing in the office of a highest ranking republican in the country and that does not happen often and because it was that guy's office, other report ers just happened toll mil
boehner, boehner, don't be a sick. budget cuts will make us sick. the budget cuts are really rude, that's why we have to be so lewd. they were trying to lay bare the potential cuts for aids, the protests also served to put a naked spotlight on a major statement expected tomorrow from secretary of state hillary clinton. on the occasion of world aids day, secretary clinton is due to unveil an aids free generation. secretary clinton will make that announcement on thursday morning, but in advance...
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they are part of boehner's strategy team? in the meantime, the white house is hitting back at boehner and the gop tactics. >> a question of whether or not we have specific spending cuts, the answer is we have. i understand they may not agree with all of it. but it exists. >> i'm joined by illinois congresswoman january schakowsky joining us tonight. congresswoman, good to have you with us. >> thanks, ed. >> harry reid now says it's going to be awful hard to reach a deal by christmas. where is this all heading, in your opinion? >> the republicans are in total disarray. i think john boehner went to the floor today to encourage his -- or to placate his tea party people saying the real answer is in more cuts and the president has to be clear about the cuts, which as you said, and pointed out, that we have been very explicit about that. i think it's going to be very hard for us at the end of the day and the end of the day is december 31, to come up with a final deal. and i think it only gets worse for the republicans. look, they w
they are part of boehner's strategy team? in the meantime, the white house is hitting back at boehner and the gop tactics. >> a question of whether or not we have specific spending cuts, the answer is we have. i understand they may not agree with all of it. but it exists. >> i'm joined by illinois congresswoman january schakowsky joining us tonight. congresswoman, good to have you with us. >> thanks, ed. >> harry reid now says it's going to be awful hard to reach a deal...
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president obama has a clear message for speaker of the house john boehner. >> terrified of what you might say. your move, chief. >> the a.p. headline reads white house to gop, it's your move. it is a point treasure secretary timothy geithner made clear over and over and over again. >> we've laid out a very detailed plan of spending cuts, $600 billion in spending in mandatory programs over ten years. if they would like to go beyond that or do it differently they need to tell us what they propose and then tell us what makes sense to them. but what we can't do is try to figure out what makes sense for them. tell us what they like as a complement to that. we can't react to anything until we see doots he tails of a proposal. we can't figure out what they need. they have to tell us. >> house speaker john boehner isn't playing ball claiming the white house proposal is a joke. >> it's flabbergasted. you can't be serious. i've never seen anything like it. >> boehner insists that talks have broken down. >> right now i would say we're nowhere. period. we're nowhere. we've put a serious offer on the
president obama has a clear message for speaker of the house john boehner. >> terrified of what you might say. your move, chief. >> the a.p. headline reads white house to gop, it's your move. it is a point treasure secretary timothy geithner made clear over and over and over again. >> we've laid out a very detailed plan of spending cuts, $600 billion in spending in mandatory programs over ten years. if they would like to go beyond that or do it differently they need to tell us...
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i understand you won't quarterback for john boehner. do you have a view on that law which you passed which the supreme court changed but said it can be renewed on the floor again, do you think that deserves a floor vote? >> my view yes, if you don't legs late, then the supreme court will do what they want to do with the issue. so if you're going to have an act of congress, an act of congress, you need to bring legislation to the floor to get it done. and that type of legislation, you have to have a really strong bipartisan support because it affects everybody in this country. >> all right, speaker dennis hastert, interesting points today, thank you for your time. >> nice to be with you. >> more snow? are you kidding me? a check on the weather and holiday folys, don't miss that. people join angie's list for all kinds of reasons. i go to angie's list to gauge whether or not the projects will be done in a timely fashion and within budget. angie's list members can tell you which provider is the best in town. you'll find reviews on everythin
i understand you won't quarterback for john boehner. do you have a view on that law which you passed which the supreme court changed but said it can be renewed on the floor again, do you think that deserves a floor vote? >> my view yes, if you don't legs late, then the supreme court will do what they want to do with the issue. so if you're going to have an act of congress, an act of congress, you need to bring legislation to the floor to get it done. and that type of legislation, you have...
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boehner didn't intend that. boehner, as we know, is obsessed with cutting spending. and so we, in a sense, you get the ball rolling when you go to a meeting at the white house and you say, mr. president, i'm going extract things out of you that i would not otherwise get. >> but the irony is he would have, had they not made it about health care the president would have been there to have conversations about spending. >> one of the platforms of the republican party is they don't like government waste. how much did we waste in this process steve rattner and what are the other ramifications that could still happen given the fact we came so close to the deadline. >> a bunch of ramifications. s&p came out yesterday and said it cost $24 bill thrown the economy. the equivalent of a whole big dig in boston we could have done a whole big dig in boston. >> or jfk and laguardia. >> to have all that. you have all that. enormous uncertainty on the part of business and consumers. consumer confidence hit a nine month low during this process and people are pulling back. you caulk tal
boehner didn't intend that. boehner, as we know, is obsessed with cutting spending. and so we, in a sense, you get the ball rolling when you go to a meeting at the white house and you say, mr. president, i'm going extract things out of you that i would not otherwise get. >> but the irony is he would have, had they not made it about health care the president would have been there to have conversations about spending. >> one of the platforms of the republican party is they don't like...
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and this is where boehner is running into trouble. do you think they'll eventually put a rate increase on the table? >> they're either going to do that or take us into a very dangerous fiscal situation over the cliff.; @&h(lc% this is a lucy in the football situation and the president says, i'm not going to kick again until you show me some serious commitment. and keep in mind, this is the republican leadership that supported the $718 billion of savings in medicare that was part of the health care provisions to extend the life of medicare, and then ran against it, as being something that was stealing money from medicare. so it's not even just a matter of putting those ideas on the table, but willing to be consistent about it. but i think what you see right now from the white house is a deadly seriousness about this balance of getting our fiscal house in order, but also making sure we make the investments in the middle class to grow, and they're looking for a partner here. they've got to have a partner who's willing to put some facts
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rejected boehner's deal. it's hard to see how boehner will get a different outcome this time around. eric cantor looking right over his shoulder. you could make the argument that cantor is the big player who is not in the room. because if boehner does a deal with the president and goes back and tries to get the republicans to vote for it in the house and cantor says no, where are we? the president, calm, cool and collected and remembering what this election is all about. get your cell phones out. tonight's question. will republicans punish e speaker boehner for trying to work with the president? text a for yes, b to no to 622639. we'll bring the results later on in the show. joining me tonight is congressman emanuel cleaver from missouri. great to have you with us. >> good to be with you. >> i'd like to talk about the congressional black caucus if i could. they have been very, very strong about do not touch the entitlements, we're not going to move on this. so you have the president not moving on rates. you h
rejected boehner's deal. it's hard to see how boehner will get a different outcome this time around. eric cantor looking right over his shoulder. you could make the argument that cantor is the big player who is not in the room. because if boehner does a deal with the president and goes back and tries to get the republicans to vote for it in the house and cantor says no, where are we? the president, calm, cool and collected and remembering what this election is all about. get your cell phones...
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maybe the democrats ought to tell john boehner, you know what? 39.6% looks pretty good right now, because after the first of the year we're going for 42%. make boehner come to the table, and make him come squealing to the table saying you can't go to 42%. oh, yes we can, because there is enough progressives in the house that would band together and say you know what? we need to go beyond, because we've got some real fiscal problems in this country. and we can go to the wealthiest americans and get a hell of a lot more than the old rates under bill clinton. why not go to 42%? why not go to 45% for people who make over $10 million a year? i mean, do we really want to solve this? do we really want sacrifice? or do we just want to take our toe and put it in the lake and see if it's still cold out? come on, folks. these lawmakers in washington need some pressure put on them. we need to go higher than 39.6%. we need to go to at least 42% for the wealthiest americans making over a million dollars a year and tell bain their is the way it's going to be, o
maybe the democrats ought to tell john boehner, you know what? 39.6% looks pretty good right now, because after the first of the year we're going for 42%. make boehner come to the table, and make him come squealing to the table saying you can't go to 42%. oh, yes we can, because there is enough progressives in the house that would band together and say you know what? we need to go beyond, because we've got some real fiscal problems in this country. and we can go to the wealthiest americans and...
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does best. >> not many of you know the boehner birthday song it's simple. this is your birthday song, it doesn't last too long, hay. >> that's all for now "the ed show" is next. >>> good evening americans and welcome to the "the ed show." the keystone pipeline has never been this close to the president's desk. it's "the ed show" from new york, let's get to work. >> tonight, the senate has an important opportunity. >> later today the senate will vote on the keystone pipeline. >> we've been building pipelines for a long, long time. >> she now has 60
does best. >> not many of you know the boehner birthday song it's simple. this is your birthday song, it doesn't last too long, hay. >> that's all for now "the ed show" is next. >>> good evening americans and welcome to the "the ed show." the keystone pipeline has never been this close to the president's desk. it's "the ed show" from new york, let's get to work. >> tonight, the senate has an important opportunity. >> later today the...
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boehner's plan b. it of course would raise taxes on those who make a million dollars a year and more. but it would raise taxes on middle class americans because of the tax credits. >> that's right. >> are not being extended. is this going to get any democratic votes? >> well, it shouldn't get any democratic votes. it is not a plan, it is a stunt. and i don't believe that democrats should be supporting a stunt like this. democrats have shown an ability to compromise. democrats have shown an ability to try and meet republicans. and when we are met with a stunt like this that doesn't solve the problem but simply continues these cliff-hangers every several weeks, we ought to say no to the republicans. so this is a non-starter. and the b in plan b is just bizarre. this raises taxes for the middle class. >> yeah. >> it is true that it raises taxes on people over a million dollars. but you lose the earned income tax credit. you lose the child care tax credit. you lose tuition tax credits. it's another shot at
boehner's plan b. it of course would raise taxes on those who make a million dollars a year and more. but it would raise taxes on middle class americans because of the tax credits. >> that's right. >> are not being extended. is this going to get any democratic votes? >> well, it shouldn't get any democratic votes. it is not a plan, it is a stunt. and i don't believe that democrats should be supporting a stunt like this. democrats have shown an ability to compromise. democrats...
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things about john boehner. i find it uncynically endearing and human about him. i empathize with him because i too am an uncontrollable public cryer. but in terms of how we got to today's tidal wave of chaos in washington, john boehner crying repeatedly and uncontrollably in the presence of pope francis this month ends up being an important part of the story. we'll never know for sure. mr. boehner has given sort of conflicting answers about it. but john boehner apparently was so moved by the visit of pope francis to the capitol this past month that he decided literally right as pope francis was leaving washington, d.c., he says he decided that if he was ever going to get out of this freaking job it was going to be right then. no time like the present, right now. let's do it. and so in fact the day after pope francis left washington, d.c. and john boehner spent that entire day crying in public in the presence of the pope, the very next day john boehner surprised everybody and he quit. he quit one of the most pow
things about john boehner. i find it uncynically endearing and human about him. i empathize with him because i too am an uncontrollable public cryer. but in terms of how we got to today's tidal wave of chaos in washington, john boehner crying repeatedly and uncontrollably in the presence of pope francis this month ends up being an important part of the story. we'll never know for sure. mr. boehner has given sort of conflicting answers about it. but john boehner apparently was so moved by the...
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that's what the spokesman for speaker john boehner. what is the -- i mean, that sounds like a reaction that could have come from the tea party caucus that boehner has been wrestling with. that tone suggests republicans are going to react badly to this. is that the sense you're getting? >> reporter: he says all options are on the table and they haven't come to a clear decision yet. but white house's argument is they would far prefer to have any type of legislative answer and they haven't been able to so far because congressional republicans, mainly in the house, have stalled on this measure that was passed through the senate more than a year ago. >> and speaking of the senate, senator john cornyn of texas, clearly an affected state, had some thoughts on the senate floor about this executive order. let's take a listen. >> it will be deeply harmful to our nation's tradition of the rule of law and deeply harmful to the further of our democracy. many democrats believe, as i do, that this is a mistake. the president should heed their advice,
that's what the spokesman for speaker john boehner. what is the -- i mean, that sounds like a reaction that could have come from the tea party caucus that boehner has been wrestling with. that tone suggests republicans are going to react badly to this. is that the sense you're getting? >> reporter: he says all options are on the table and they haven't come to a clear decision yet. but white house's argument is they would far prefer to have any type of legislative answer and they haven't...
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he has a big challenge for -- this is a big challenge for speaker boehner and the republicans said they wanted to cut trillions of dollars and the president said he wanted to cut zero dollars and now they're meeting somewhere in the middle. they've changed the narrative, they have changed the conversation in washington and they have gotten obama off of that clean debt cut ceiling. >> after 2010, that's changed so much. also this coming week, we look at the reid mcconnell option. how does that look right now? that seems to be on the front bunner. >> it's interesting, i mean senator mitch mcconnell, the republican leader has put forward a plan to basically give the president the responsibility and the power to raise the debt ceiling. and that's interesting, it's gotten a lot of conservatives in the house really upset and it's going to be tricky because the conservatives in the house don't really want to give the president anymore power. they see the president as not wanting to cut spending, they're going to do some cuts, they're going to attach some cuts in this thing and they're going to
he has a big challenge for -- this is a big challenge for speaker boehner and the republicans said they wanted to cut trillions of dollars and the president said he wanted to cut zero dollars and now they're meeting somewhere in the middle. they've changed the narrative, they have changed the conversation in washington and they have gotten obama off of that clean debt cut ceiling. >> after 2010, that's changed so much. also this coming week, we look at the reid mcconnell option. how does...
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they will also meet with john boehner. boehner counter proposal yesterday. $600 billion in cuts in entitlement and $250 billion in changes in way the government changes inflation that would impact social security. let me bring in the national journal from the editor. good morning. i want to talk to you about this republican proposal saying republicans in congress want to get serious about asking the wealthiest to pay slightly higher tax rates. we won't be able to achieve a significant balanced approach to the deficit. it does have some revenue in it, even though it's not from tax increases. so what does this opening offer say about where we are in these negotiations? >> well, it seems very difficult to imagine that we're going to be getting to a deal that will handle everything that needs to be addressed before the end of the year. i think the first main thing that needs to be addressed is the question of the tax cuts expiring. and for the obama administration, the question is, is it in their interest to trade tax cuts for
they will also meet with john boehner. boehner counter proposal yesterday. $600 billion in cuts in entitlement and $250 billion in changes in way the government changes inflation that would impact social security. let me bring in the national journal from the editor. good morning. i want to talk to you about this republican proposal saying republicans in congress want to get serious about asking the wealthiest to pay slightly higher tax rates. we won't be able to achieve a significant balanced...
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boehner's warnings echos the demands the republicans made last year. if you want to sound smart today, tell your friends the u.s. treasury is expected to reach the current $16.4 trillion debt ceiling limit in early 2013. likely after the november elections. as of now, the u.s. debt roughly $800 billion below that limit with last year's $2.1 trillion increase in the debt limit being used up quickly. >>> enough of the real news. let's huddle up around the water cooler to watch james lipton the host of "inside the actors studio" giving mitt romney, who's been called stiff, some lessons in acting like a human. >> since politics and performance have become pretty much fused and since you've been criticized by some for not coming across as authentic to your public, maybe we can sort of work on that today. let's start with your laugh. >> you know, i live for laughter. i mean -- [ laughter ] >> it isn't working. it's inert. it just doesn't come across as genuine. worst of all, it's mergeless, which is to say, while you expect us to be amused, you're not the le
boehner's warnings echos the demands the republicans made last year. if you want to sound smart today, tell your friends the u.s. treasury is expected to reach the current $16.4 trillion debt ceiling limit in early 2013. likely after the november elections. as of now, the u.s. debt roughly $800 billion below that limit with last year's $2.1 trillion increase in the debt limit being used up quickly. >>> enough of the real news. let's huddle up around the water cooler to watch james...
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that said, how much is boehner helped by his proposal? his proposal seemed a little bit not quite even close to what boehner and the president were in july of 2011 when the grand b bargain talks fell apart but now you've got conservative criticism of what he did offers as a reminder how difficult it is to find 218 votes in the house. >>> well, what the president set to announce his secretary of state pick, some worry it may be stretched out now to early next week, senator john kerry desperately wants the job, has stayed very, very quiet. yesterday he exchanged good natured ribbing with senator john mccain at a news conference called for support of a u.n. treaty to support those with disabilities around the world. mccain started it off. >> thank you very much, mr. secretary. [ laughter ] >> thank you very much, mr. president. [ laughter ] this is what happens when you get too loose. >> kerry and mccain are working together on the effort to persuade their senate colleagues to ratify the convention on the rights of persons with disabilities.
that said, how much is boehner helped by his proposal? his proposal seemed a little bit not quite even close to what boehner and the president were in july of 2011 when the grand b bargain talks fell apart but now you've got conservative criticism of what he did offers as a reminder how difficult it is to find 218 votes in the house. >>> well, what the president set to announce his secretary of state pick, some worry it may be stretched out now to early next week, senator john kerry...
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boehner said what he had to say. he's not taking that back. paul ryan gets out there and tries to talk in a way that some of the people who might be bothered with what boehner said will start to feel better. >> i think that john boehner had a message that is fundamentally directed to the profit crowd of the republican party. people who sit atop the profit wing of the republican party. those who were available the last decade when it comes to keeping careful watch on the nation's pursestrings and a republican congress. paul ryan, of course, does have future national ambitions. i think john boehner is trying to run the house and he has had great difficulty doing that. >> this budget deal in the senate, it feels odd to me at this point that it doesn't have more public republican support. >> this is peculiar. paul ryan, it's almost easy to forget. the keeper of fiscal conservatism. i think what you are seeing is this budget deal already is both sides giving up on the fundamental requirement of compromise. the fundamental insight of the deal. is it
boehner said what he had to say. he's not taking that back. paul ryan gets out there and tries to talk in a way that some of the people who might be bothered with what boehner said will start to feel better. >> i think that john boehner had a message that is fundamentally directed to the profit crowd of the republican party. people who sit atop the profit wing of the republican party. those who were available the last decade when it comes to keeping careful watch on the nation's...
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john boehner is out raged. wouldn't you love it if he were just as out raged to the cuts we're seeing to the poor or the cuts to the vital women's programs or, i don't know, how about 750,000 jobs that will be lost if we don't come together on a budget deal? how about some out rage on that, mr. speaker? and while he's downright angry, congressman paul ryan is practically gleeful with the cuts the latest budget will make to the safety net. the new york times says, "he's likely to propose cuts to many programs unaffected by the automatic redurkss. like food stamps, medicaid u social service block grants and farm subsidies. he would use those savings to reduce some of the automatic cuts, including in the military. quiet a reverse robin hood. steal from the poor and give to the pentagon. >>> joining me now is congresswoman out of illinois and chad bernstein for budget and policies. thank you for both being here tonight. >>> congresswoman, let me go to you, first. some senators may be open to compromise. but it seem
john boehner is out raged. wouldn't you love it if he were just as out raged to the cuts we're seeing to the poor or the cuts to the vital women's programs or, i don't know, how about 750,000 jobs that will be lost if we don't come together on a budget deal? how about some out rage on that, mr. speaker? and while he's downright angry, congressman paul ryan is practically gleeful with the cuts the latest budget will make to the safety net. the new york times says, "he's likely to propose...
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as early as thursday, boehner plans to offer two amendments. one would extend the bush-era tax cuts for people who make up to $250,000 a year. the other would extend the tax cuts for everyone who makes up to $1 million a year. >> plan b would protect american taxpayers who make a million dollars or less and have all of their current rates extended. >> boehner is basically offering to end the fiscal cliff talks for the holidays. he would take up the spending cuts and debt ceiling debate next year. joining me tonight editor at large for salon, joan walsh. and democratic strategist bob shrum with us tonight. great to have both of you with us. >> thanks, ed. >> joan, what is boehner trying to prove here with this strategy? that he is so concerned with small business? what is happening here. >> exactly. i mean, look. he knows plan b is doa, ed. it doesn't do anything. it doesn't solve any problems. you know, it protects people who make between 250 and 1 million who are still quite wealthy. it doesn't make a dent in the deficit. and it also doesn't s
as early as thursday, boehner plans to offer two amendments. one would extend the bush-era tax cuts for people who make up to $250,000 a year. the other would extend the tax cuts for everyone who makes up to $1 million a year. >> plan b would protect american taxpayers who make a million dollars or less and have all of their current rates extended. >> boehner is basically offering to end the fiscal cliff talks for the holidays. he would take up the spending cuts and debt ceiling...
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>> i think this is john boehner trying to manage a difficult caucus. at the end of the day, the best news of this week is for the majority of women in this country, elections matter. the house republicans let this bill die last year. they didn't think it was that important. as somebody who is a prosecutor on the front lines when this legislation was passed, i know how many lives it has saved. i am thrilled they have relented and they are in a moment of sanity and pragmatism and public safety, they are going to let the strong bipartisan bill come for a vote. i'm confident it will pass. that will reassure the women in this country what they did made a difference. >> behind enemy lines or inside the halls of congress, there seems to have been serious pushback from republicans on this. look, we can't have all these -- there was a letter sent from 17 republicans in the house. shelly was the author of it saying that we need to extend the protections to women including women on tribal reservations. 80% of sex crimes on reservations were committed by nonnative
>> i think this is john boehner trying to manage a difficult caucus. at the end of the day, the best news of this week is for the majority of women in this country, elections matter. the house republicans let this bill die last year. they didn't think it was that important. as somebody who is a prosecutor on the front lines when this legislation was passed, i know how many lives it has saved. i am thrilled they have relented and they are in a moment of sanity and pragmatism and public...
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he convinced boehner that if the party could not win, they could refuse to cooperate. they passed a bill in 2009, but it was without a single republican vote in the house of representatives. biden was gaining power by whispering in the president's ear, and canter was getting power by shouting in the president's face. symbolically, of course. >> i will keep talking to eric cantor and some day, sooner or later, he is going to say obama had a good idea. >> but what we know is that canter was not interested in finding common ground with the president, but interested in remaking the republican party. as a leader of the so-called "young guns" on the hill, canter was recruiting like-minded candidates for the midterms. he called them, coached them and answered the text messages and raised lots and lots of money tor them and through his pac in 2010, canter donated $657,000 to soon to be new members of the house, and he helped to raise millions more for their campaigns, and when the 112th congress was seated with 87 gop freshmen, eric canter had a lot of new allies. his party wa
he convinced boehner that if the party could not win, they could refuse to cooperate. they passed a bill in 2009, but it was without a single republican vote in the house of representatives. biden was gaining power by whispering in the president's ear, and canter was getting power by shouting in the president's face. symbolically, of course. >> i will keep talking to eric cantor and some day, sooner or later, he is going to say obama had a good idea. >> but what we know is that...
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john boehner is not alone. in having this specific kind of problem in public. you may have also seen today the republican governor of ohio just came out in favor of civil unions for gay people. he did do that. he said he was in favor of civil unions for gay people. just as republican house speaker john boehner came out in favor of background checks for a second and he had to take it back. today when ohio governor john kasich came out in favor of civil unions, it was only for a second and he had to take it back. >> if people want to have civil unions and transfer resources, i'm for that. i think marriage is between a man and woman. if you want to have a civil union, that's fine with me. >> if you want to have a civil union, that's fine with me. interviewing john kasich about his views on gay rights. this is a very relevant issue in ohio republican politics because ohio senator ron portman just changed his position to be in favor of gay marriage now because he has a gay son. he told this interviewer he has talked to senator portman about the issue, he does not sh
john boehner is not alone. in having this specific kind of problem in public. you may have also seen today the republican governor of ohio just came out in favor of civil unions for gay people. he did do that. he said he was in favor of civil unions for gay people. just as republican house speaker john boehner came out in favor of background checks for a second and he had to take it back. today when ohio governor john kasich came out in favor of civil unions, it was only for a second and he had...
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did you receive any response from speaker boehner? >> united we dream, we had over 200 dreamers and parents outside of his house. we set up an empty thanksgiving table with empty chairs to remind him of the families that will be separated this upcoming thursday. we didn't receive a response from him directly. we know that 20 minutes after we left, he left his house so he definitely knew we were there. he was just waiting for us to leave. but there was an article that came out the day after kind of going back on the words that he told the two younger girls saying that immigration reform is a priority. >> you guys are keeping up the pressure and you have a lot of wind at your backs because according to the pew research center there are 12 million undocumented immigrants in this country. more than 400,000 people were deported last year alone. meanwhile a new poll shows a whopping 63% of americans approve of creating a path to citizenship and last night the president said speaker boehner's sincerity in getting this done is something that
did you receive any response from speaker boehner? >> united we dream, we had over 200 dreamers and parents outside of his house. we set up an empty thanksgiving table with empty chairs to remind him of the families that will be separated this upcoming thursday. we didn't receive a response from him directly. we know that 20 minutes after we left, he left his house so he definitely knew we were there. he was just waiting for us to leave. but there was an article that came out the day...
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i think john boehner's record explains what's going on with john boehner. on day one, the first day republicans were in charge of the house, they flailed their way through a reading of the constitution, skipping some sections by accident, because the pages got stuck together in the three-ring binder they were reading from. leaving out some sections on purpose because they just didn't want to read them. also day one, two republicans who managed to miss the swearing in ceremony on the house floor tried instead to take their oath from a television that was broadcasting the ceremony. and then they tried to start voting on stuff as if they had actually been sworn in by the television. that had to be undone. the brand new republican majority also passed a bunch of new rules about transparency and accountability and citing the constitutional authority for every single bill they introduced and almost immediately they started violating those new rules. their own rules. the john boehner-led house republicans also promised to cut spending for every bill that adds to d
i think john boehner's record explains what's going on with john boehner. on day one, the first day republicans were in charge of the house, they flailed their way through a reading of the constitution, skipping some sections by accident, because the pages got stuck together in the three-ring binder they were reading from. leaving out some sections on purpose because they just didn't want to read them. also day one, two republicans who managed to miss the swearing in ceremony on the house floor...
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boehner's plan b gimmick failed big time last night at this point a fiscal cliff deal with boehner's members would probably require divine intervention. >> how we get there, god only knows. but all i've done is -- eric and i and our team here are committed to working with our colleagues on both sides of the aisle, both sides of the capitol and the white house to address it. >> after a day with dealing with humiliation, boehner hit the gavel and sent his members home for the holidays. there will be no deal this weekend. then boehner took the walk of shame out of the capitol. it's unclear whether he will be the speaker in the new year. it was the same sad walk many house members took last night when they couldn't get their own folks to vote on boehner's plan b. republican leaders can't strike a deal with their own members. how will they strike one with the president of the united states? boehner was scrambling for excuses today. >> you know, one of my colleagues the other night had an analogy of 100 people drowning in a pool and that he was a lifeguard. and because he couldn't save any
boehner's plan b gimmick failed big time last night at this point a fiscal cliff deal with boehner's members would probably require divine intervention. >> how we get there, god only knows. but all i've done is -- eric and i and our team here are committed to working with our colleagues on both sides of the aisle, both sides of the capitol and the white house to address it. >> after a day with dealing with humiliation, boehner hit the gavel and sent his members home for the...
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speaker boehner's $800 billion tax hike will destroy american jobs. the heritage foundation skewered the boehner counteroffer on its blog. at first blush, it appears little more than categorical preemptive capitulation. to be fair, the details of the republican proposal are extraordinarily vague to the extent it can be interpreted from the hazy details that it is utterly unacceptable. president obama said today there is a time and a place to discuss reforming the tax code. but that time is not now. >> what i've suggested is let's put a down payment on taxes, let's let tax rates on the upper income folks go up. let's let those go up. and then let's set up a process with a time certain at the end of 2013 or the fall of 2013 where we work on tax reform. we look at what loopholes and deductions both democrats and republicans are willing to close. and it is possible that we may be able to lower rates by broadening the base at that point. >> joining me here in washington are congressman tim walls, democrat from minnesota, and karen finney, the former dnc di
speaker boehner's $800 billion tax hike will destroy american jobs. the heritage foundation skewered the boehner counteroffer on its blog. at first blush, it appears little more than categorical preemptive capitulation. to be fair, the details of the republican proposal are extraordinarily vague to the extent it can be interpreted from the hazy details that it is utterly unacceptable. president obama said today there is a time and a place to discuss reforming the tax code. but that time is not...
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john boehner does not have the vote and he can't move forward. that is critical when you're looking at this is tuesday and the time is running out. andrea. >> it's just another waste of time as we approach the thursday deadline. chris cillizza, is this sort of running out the clock so boehner can say we've got to pass the bill with democratic votes and go for a final solution? >> it's possible, andrea, though i don't think that was john boehner and the republican leadership's intention here. when we heard news republicans are going to offer something quite similar to the plan as kelly points out a few thins in there to appease some of the conservative parts of the party, i think that was put out there because they wanted to sort of have a say, that house republicans felt as though they were cut out of this deal. they were worried whatever deal the senate negotiated, i think john boehner was worried if it went to the house he had no hope of passing it. this was a legitimate attempt to say, hey, guys, here is what i think we can get through the hou
john boehner does not have the vote and he can't move forward. that is critical when you're looking at this is tuesday and the time is running out. andrea. >> it's just another waste of time as we approach the thursday deadline. chris cillizza, is this sort of running out the clock so boehner can say we've got to pass the bill with democratic votes and go for a final solution? >> it's possible, andrea, though i don't think that was john boehner and the republican leadership's...
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hernandez, tell us why boehner back tracked. what do you think happened between the interview he gave and subsequently clearing up the fact he's not for what he said he was for. >> it's one of those things it shows yet again the impact that the national rifle association has on capitol hill. tonight, i'm here as a member of the young elected officials network we put out a letter to combat that influence. there's 42 young elected officials from across the country said we cannot let the nra be the only voice causing even the speaker of the,000 go and change his opinion within 10 minutes of having given an interview. we need to combat the influence of the national rifle association and make sure it's not the only voice influencing the members of congress, that's the problem, not that anything changed he remembers he needs to keep the nra happy. >> if harry reid is not a victim of this nra lobby, as some people have argued, mr. graze, the senate majority leader released the statement tonight saying he started the process of bringing
hernandez, tell us why boehner back tracked. what do you think happened between the interview he gave and subsequently clearing up the fact he's not for what he said he was for. >> it's one of those things it shows yet again the impact that the national rifle association has on capitol hill. tonight, i'm here as a member of the young elected officials network we put out a letter to combat that influence. there's 42 young elected officials from across the country said we cannot let the nra...
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to say something because today was a big day for john boehner. members of congress, of course, don't spend all that many official days in session anymore as you can see from their calendar. after today, they had no work days at all scheduled for month of august. lawmakers who aren't running for president go home and tell their constituents how much they accomplished in the capitol for the last year and two. with the midterm elections in november, boehner's plans was to send his members home for the summer break equipped to tell everyone they had taken action, they had taken real action on the crisis of unaccompanied kids crossing into the united states. president obama asked congress for $3.7 billion to help deal with this genuine crisis at the border. boehner and his fellow republicans cut that back by 80%. their plan was to vote on that today. to pass that and then to be able to say, see, we did something. we led. and they thought they were ready to do it. republican leaders in the house spent the past few days whipping through votes making sur
to say something because today was a big day for john boehner. members of congress, of course, don't spend all that many official days in session anymore as you can see from their calendar. after today, they had no work days at all scheduled for month of august. lawmakers who aren't running for president go home and tell their constituents how much they accomplished in the capitol for the last year and two. with the midterm elections in november, boehner's plans was to send his members home for...
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what is more offensive, john boehner's language or john boehner's job performance? text "a" for language. text b for performance to 67622. you can always go to our blog at ed.msnbc.com. we'll bring you results later on in the show. >>> joining me tonight, congressman chris van hollen of maryland. he is a ranking member on the house budget committee. congressman, good to have you with us tonight. >> you too, ed. >> i just want to cut to the chase on what boehner is telling the american people. he says that they have passed two bills. that was in the 112th. legally, they don't apply right now. is that correct? >> that's exactly right, ed. it is totally false. the republicans have done absolutely nothing to replace or avoid the sequester in this new congress, nothing since january 1st. and whatever they did last year has absolutely no force of law, period. so they've done nothing, nada. >> okay. so now you have come forward with a solution on the house side to get things moving. it's to the point. it has revenue. but the republicans are saying they're done with revenue
what is more offensive, john boehner's language or john boehner's job performance? text "a" for language. text b for performance to 67622. you can always go to our blog at ed.msnbc.com. we'll bring you results later on in the show. >>> joining me tonight, congressman chris van hollen of maryland. he is a ranking member on the house budget committee. congressman, good to have you with us tonight. >> you too, ed. >> i just want to cut to the chase on what boehner is...
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. >> the republican house speaker john boehner who has publicly expressed concerns about holding his majority in the house decided to take his first compromised step toward the president today on student loans. >> today i'm pleased to announce that on friday the house will vote on a bill to extend the current interest rate on federal student loans for one year. >> but boehner is going to try to turn this republican surrender to the president into at least some kind of partial victory. >> we will pay for this by taking money from one of the slush funds in the president's health care law. you know, this week, the president's traveling the country on the taxpayer's dime, campaigning and trying to invent a fight where in isn't one, and there never has been one, on these student loans. >> harry reid's democratic senate plan for the student loan fix is to pay for it by closing a corporate tax loophole. now that the president has forced the republicans to agree in principal on the student loan fix, we will no doubt have a few weeks of interparty wrangling of exactly how to pay for it. we no
. >> the republican house speaker john boehner who has publicly expressed concerns about holding his majority in the house decided to take his first compromised step toward the president today on student loans. >> today i'm pleased to announce that on friday the house will vote on a bill to extend the current interest rate on federal student loans for one year. >> but boehner is going to try to turn this republican surrender to the president into at least some kind of partial...